Job openings/Office IT Manager

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YOU ARE ...

... an experienced IT manager and enthusiastic
about the use of free and open source software in office environments.
You run a Linux distribution at home, but are also familiar with Macs
and Windows. You can provide competent support for all three
platforms, while gently nudging users towards open source where
possible, and providing help to manage the transition. You're a
detail-oriented systems builder, and used to being in charge of
ensuring that networks are operational, backups of all in-office data
are regularly created, inventory is properly tracked, documentation is
maintained, and so forth. You're excited about being part of the small
staff of the non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia.

Job Title

Office IT Manager [CLOSED]

Job Purpose

The Office IT Manager will be responsible for technical support and office technical infrastructure.

This position is based in our San Francisco office.

This is a mid-level position.

Reports To

Office Manager

Responsibilities

Working directly with end users

Deployment, updating and troubleshooting of Mac and PC hardware running either primarily MacOS or Ubuntu Linux, along with standard office software including OpenOffice, Quickbooks, Thunderbird

Be comfortable in a highly collaborative, consensus-oriented environment

Be creative, highly motivated, and able to operate effectively in multiple cultural contexts

Ability to proactively secure and ameliorate office IT systems

Desired

Familiarity with Asterisk phone system is a plus

Some familiarity with the LAMP stack a plus

Experience with Perl or other scripting language a plus

Experience with wikis and participatory production environments is a plus

Understanding of the free culture movement is a plus

About the Wikimedia Foundation

The Wikimedia Foundation got its start in 2003 and is the non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia. Based in San Francisco, California, we currently employ over 150 staff and contractors globally. The Wikimedia Foundation is committed to creating a world in which every single human being can freely and easily share in the sum of all knowledge. Wikipedia and the other projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation receive nearly 500 million unique visitors per month, making them the 5th most popular web property worldwide. Wikipedia is available in more than 280 languages, containing more than 47 million articles contributed by a global volunteer community of over 100,000 people. In an effort to continue our mission, we are hiring talented and creative individuals to join the team.